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DOC NYC · 2019

DOC NYC 2019

Green Screens

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5 films · 1 review

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Kifaru

Film focusing on the final days of the last male northern white rhino on the planet.

(Country: US, Kenya; Year: 2019; Director: David Hambridge)

Mossville: When Great Trees Fall

The fight for the environment in a town in the face of the march of petrochemical companies.

(Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Alexander Glustrom; Stars: Stacey Ryan, Stacey Ryan)

Mr Toilet: The World's

A man who began a campaign for sanitation across the world.

(Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Lily Zepeda; Writer: Tchavdar Georgiev, Hee-Jae Park, Monique Zavistovski, Lily Zepeda; Stars: Jack Sim, Jack Sim)

The Seer And The Unseen

Magic realist documentary about elves, financial collapse and "a real life Lorax".

(Country: Iceland, US; Year: 2019; Director: Sara Dosa; Writer: Bryndis Ingvarsdóttir; Stars: Ragnhildur Jonsdottir, Ragnhildur Jonsdottir)

The Story Of Plastic

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This is a well-constructed film, featuring not just strong talking head material, from experts and those bearing the impact of the industry across the globe, but also smart animations that crystallise the issues.

Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
Considering the cost of the plastics industry.

(Country: US, Belgium, China, India, Indonesia, Philippines; Year: 2019; Director: Deia Schlosberg; Writer: Tony Hale, Deia Schlosberg, Brian Wilson, Stiv Wilson)

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